Baby seat carrier



Jan. 9, 1951 SKAER 2,537,864

BABY SEAT CARRIER.

Filed Feb. 1, 1949 v l l INVENTOR.

3 Evelyn L. Skaer 5' BMMJL wim 2/ l 3/ Lez ATTORNEYS.

Patented Jan. 9, 1951 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE BABY. SEAT CARRIER Evelyn L. Skaer, Chevy Chase, Md. Application February 1, 1949, Serial No. 73,971

4 Claims.

This invention relates to baby seat carriers of the character which may be supported from the shoulders of adult persons, or suspended from supports, such as door knobs and the back-rests and robe rails of automobiles.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide a seat carrier of this character, which is light in weight, low in cost of manufacture, neat in appearance, sturdy, and which will enable an adult person to carry the baby, seated in a comfortable position, with a minimum of physical effort, thus minimizing fatigue for both adult and child.

Another object is to provide a seat carrier which has suiicient stability to enable a person using same to have both hands free; to afford support for the babys back and to permit the baby being safely seated facing forward. Thus the person carrying the baby seated in the carrier may accomplish much in the home, while in the open or in stores, such as opening a purse or holding other children by the hand, that cannot be conveniently done if carrying the baby in arms, or using a go-cart or the like, and the baby is not apt to be cross or fretful if it has comfortable back support and may readily observe objects as the person carrying the baby moves about.

`A further object is to provide a carrier with a water-resistant seat which has sufficient stability for support of the baby in a sitting position when the carrier is placed in the'adults lap or upon a counter or table, or suspended from some object such as a door knob, the spring of a jumper, or robe rail of an automobile.

A further object is to provide a carrier which may be compactly folded when not in use, so that it will not take up much room while being stored or transported.

A still further object is to provide a carrier made mainly of flexible material, such as canvas, which may be economically cut from standard width bolt stock with little Waste of material, and may be uniformly dyed the desired color so as to harmonize with apparel worn by the user thus rendering the carrier less conspicuous while in use, or while being carried in folded condition.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment of my invention, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, and in which drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the carrier looking toward the front right side. i Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional View on the line `2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a plan view showing the configuration of parts, of flexible material, which may be used in making flexible portions of the carrier, arranged for economical cutting from fabric of standard width, such as canvas in bolt form 29 inches wide.

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the carrier in folded condition.

Referring to the drawings in general, the baby seat carrier as illustrated comprises substantially rectangular seat, back and side members I0, II and I2 respectively. Each of these members includes corresponding fabric encased shaping boards I3, I4 and I5 respectively, preferably of the nature of Masonite, a strong, stiff, waterresistant fiber board of the general character disclosed in patent to Mason 1,663,504, March 20, 1928. The sides and back members are hingedly connected with the seat along the corresponding adjacent edges of the sides at I 5 and I1, preferably canvas, covering these members. The sides I2, however, are not connected with the back i I so that the members may be folded upon each other into a compact form, as shown in Fig. 5, when not in use.

The carrier also includes flexible portions of the canvas I8 comprising a front portion I9 connected alongportions 20 and 2i of the front edges of the seat and side members respectively, and two straps 22 and 23 connected to extend from the upper edge of front portion I 9 upwardly and rearwardly toa carrying strap 24. The upper portion of strap 23 is looped through the lower portion of a buckle 25 preferably as indicated of the .bar type for convenience and then depends to the back member where it is secured within canvas casing of the back member as shown at 25. Carrying strap 24 is also similarly secured to back member II at 2 as shown in detail in Fig. 2. Strap 22 is secured by lines of stitches 28 to the strap 24 at the same height as the stitch lines 29 in the connection of strap 23 to buckle 25 and the free end 30 of strap 2d is passed about the upper bars of buckle 25 so that anyA desired adjustment of length of the strap can be made for comfortably supporting the seat from the shoulder or otherwise supporting the same. In the manufacture of the carriers, a great number of sets of fabric Darts for several carriers may be cut from a bolt of canvas of stock Width, such as a bolt twenty-nine inches wide', with a minimum of waste. The patternfor a set is shown in Fig. e wherein full lines represent cuts and dotted lines indicate folds. The parts comprise an integral seat and side casing piece 3l, a back casing piece 32, a front piece I9 and strap pieces designated the same as the straps 22, 23 and 2, leaving only the two small pieces 33 as waste.

In fabricating the carrier from the shaping boards i3, i4 and l5 and the pieces of canvas, the piece 3| is folded lengthwise aiong line S3 and stitched with a single line of stitchng 3d to provide an extending tab portion 35 along the back of the seat member, to be stitched with a line of stitching 36 to a similarly formed tab portion 31 as shown in Fig. 2, formed in the piece 32 along the line 38 thereby providing the hinged edge portion l1. Piece 3i, as thus folded, is stitched crosswise along the edge lines (E as shown in Fig. 3, thereby defining the casings for the seat and two side boards I3 and i5. The front edges of piece 3l are inturned and stitched together as at 39 with the iower end of the front piece secured in the mid portion thereof as shown, and the ends are overlapped and stitched along the upper edges of the side as shown at d in Fig. 3, thus loosely encasing the seat and side boards. The back board Ni is similarly encased in piece 32 with the side and upper edges inturned and stitched with the straps 23 and 24 secured Vbetween the upper edges as shown at I in -Figs. 1 and 2, the straps being further secured at 26 and 21 by additional stitching 132 before the edges of piece 32 are stitched together.

Straps 22, 23 and 221 are formed from the corresponding pieces shown in Fig. 4, folded lengthwise and suitably finished along their edges as will be apparent. The curved edges d3 along the nlower side portion of the front side I9, bordering leg receiving openings it therein, and the upper edge 44 of the front piece are suitably finished, as shown, and the side edges are connected in the side casings of piece 3l as shown at 2l in lthe same manner in which the lower end is connected at 2B by the stitching 3Q. The lower ends of straps 22 and 23 are secured to the inner surface of the front portion IQ by stitching i5 as shown `in Figs. l and 3. With the carrier so fabricated it will be seen in Fig. l that the arms of a small child will extend through the space between .the upper edges of the side members i2 .and the straps 22 and Z3 which extend upwardly over the childs body and thus support the back member I i in an upright position to thereby support the childs back even when the carrier is placed on a counter or other support, that is with the seat member iB resting thereon. When supported by the carrying strap 2d and a portion -of strap 23, the back member is further secured in an upright position whether it is carried by a person or suspended from any other type of support. When carried by a person the rigid back member Il engages less surface of the person carrying it than if the seat were of iiexible baglike construction, and thereby free circulation of air is possible so as not to heat either the child or lthe individual carrying the child. And, when not in use the construction naturally folds into a compact formation as sigwn in Fig. 5 for carrying, storage or packaging as an article of merchandise.

Having described a preferred, highly satisfac- .tory embodiment of a baby seat carrier in accordance with my invention it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact details of construction as set forth, it being understood that the invenystrap secured to the back member adjacent to the side edges thereof, and straps secured to the lfront -portion adjacent the side edges thereof and extending vupwardly and rearwardly with their upper portions connected with the carrying strap above the back member.

2. A baby seat carrier including substantially rigid seat, side and back members with the side and baci; members separated from each other but hingedly connected along the side and back edges of the seat member, a flexible front portion connected with the mid portion of the front edgeof the seat member and upper portion of the front edges of the side members with portions between connections with the seat and side members cut away providing openings through which a childs legs may extend, a pair of straps extending upwardly and rearwardly from the upper edge of the front portion adjacent to the sides thereof, an adjusting buckle connected to one of said straps above the back member and said strap extending downwardly therefrom with its end connected with the back member adjacent to the corresponding side thereof, and a carrying strap having one end connected to the back member adjacent to the other side thereof land with the upper end of the other strap extending from the front portion with the other .end of the lcarrying strap adjustabiy engaged by the buckle secured to the upper portion of the first mentionedstrap extending from the front portion.

3. A baby seat carrier comprising fabric encased substantially rigid seat, side and 'back board members wherein the fabric casing for the seat and side members consists of a single piece of fabric folded upon itself :andstitched .to :provide a series of three pockets encasing the seat board member in the portion thereof with the side lboard members encased Vin the end pockets thereof spaced from the seat board so that the side members may fold down upon the seat member, a piece of fabric encasing the back board having its lower edge secured to the rear edge of the fabric encasing the Seat board so that the back member may fold forwardly over .the seat member, a fabric front portion secured .to the casing of the seat member along a mid portion of its front edge and having upper :side .edges secured along the front edges of Vthe zcasings of the side members adjacent to the upper portions thereof, and strap means secured to the flexible fabric iront portion and fabric casingof the back member providing supporting means for the carrier tosupport the baclr'niember in an :upright i back supporting position when the carrier rests on a support.

4. A baby seat carrrier comprising a seat assembly and strap means for suspending Ithe seat assembly from the shoulder of a person, said seat assembly comprising a rigid substantially 'rect-angular seat member; rigid, substantially rectangular side members p-ivotally connected to the sides of the seat member; a rigid substantially rectangular back member pivotally connected to the back of said seat'member, said side members free of connection with said back member whereby the side and back members may be folded to lie in juxtaposed relation; a flexible front member secured at its side portions to the fro-nt portions of said side members, and at its bottom portion to the front portion of said seat member, said front member constructed and arranged toprovide openings adjacent the side and seat members for the legs of the child occupying the seat; and said strap means connected to the back member at spaced points adjacent its sides, and to the front of the seat assembly adjacent the juncture between said side members and said front'member, said strap means including a looped portion for engagement with the shoulder of theperson supporting the carrier.

EVELYN L. SKAER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

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